I've seen it all the time. If someone is in pain, for instance, I've seen tons of people stop and say "oh shit, I didn't realize how much this hurt you". We're

I've seen it all the time. If someone is in pain, for instance, I've seen tons of people stop and say "oh shit, I didn't realize how much this hurt you". We're social creatures built to respond to joy, anger, pain, grief, etc. Trying to cut them out of a discussion means that emotional people aren't allowed to participate when they, in fact, may have the most important voice to listen to.